The Federation Council has appointed Ekaterina Kornelyuk, the widow of VGTRK journalist Igor Kornelyuk, whose murder was accused of Nadezhda Savchenko, to the position of judge of the Supreme Court. She will join the Board of Economic Disputes. This was reported on the website of the upper house of parliament. “It was noted that Ekaterina Kornelyuk has deep professional knowledge, sufficient practical work experience and high moral character,” the statement said.

The governor of the Kirov region, Nikita Belykh, who is accused of taking a bribe on an especially large scale, began to receive medicines, but in limited quantities. It is reported by Interfax with reference to his lawyer Vadim Prokhorov. “Earlier, PMC members who visited Nikita Bely were assured that he would be given medicines.

A petition for the resignation of Pavel Astakhov, Commissioner for Children's Rights in Russia, was signed by four State Duma deputies, about 50 regional and municipal deputies, and the mayor of one of the Russian cities. This is reported by Gazeta.Ru with reference to the author of the appeal, Yegor Reshetov. Astakhov and his colleagues in the regions demanded the resignation: the petition was signed by two commissioners for human rights and three commissioners for children's rights.

Senator Viktor Ozerov, who, together with State Duma deputy Irina Yarovaya, submitted “anti-terrorist amendments” for consideration, admitted during his speech in the Federation Council that he did not know about the Tele2 operator, reports . Moskovsky Komsomolets As writes the edition, Ozerov also could not answer a question of colleagues about the sums which operators will spend for data storage.

Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has dismissed Baltic Fleet Commander Viktor Kravchuk and Fleet Chief of Staff Sergei Popov, TASS reports citing the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry. According to the military department, according to the results of the audit, “tough and principled assessments were given” of the activities of these persons for the “serious omissions in service”. The inspection in question was carried out in the fleet from May 11 to June 10, 2016.

In Germany, there has been a significant increase in crimes and offenses by right-wing radical forces. This conclusion follows from the annual report of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), which was presented in Berlin at a joint press conference by Minister of the Interior Thomas de Maizière and BfV President Hans-Georg Maasen. Thus, in 2015, almost 23,000 right-wing radical criminal acts were registered, which is more than a third more than in the previous year.

The Moscow City Court dismissed the complaints of the lawyers of two defendants in the Bolotnaya case, Maxim Panfilov and Dmitry Buchenkov, . the May 6 Committee tweeted Panfilov and Buchenkov will remain in custody until 6 September. Panfilov's lawyer Sergei Panchenko said that the meeting was delayed for 4 hours. According to the lawyer, his client does not feel well. Panfilov was diagnosed with Tourette's syndrome.

The head of the Central Election Commission, Ella Pamfilova, said that she is negotiating with all participants in the electoral process to ban the removal of observers from polling stations on voting day, reports . Interfax In the Ministry of Internal Affairs, where Pamfilova turned with this idea, she was supported.

What was actually written in the letter of the Turkish president to Russian Photo: RIA Novosti Russian media reported that Turkish President Recep Erdogan asked Russia for forgiveness for a bomber shot down in November 2015. The press secretary of the President of Turkey, however, said that Erdogan did not apologize, but expressed deep regret in connection with the death of the pilot.

The arrested governor of the Kirov region Nikita Belykh went on a hunger strike, TASS reports citing his lawyer Vadim Prokhorov. “This morning, even before I arrived, Belykh filed an application addressed to the head of the pre-trial detention center to start a hunger strike in protest against the accusation against him, and also because his wife and brother were still not allowed to see him,” — said the lawyer.

Kadyrov’s bridge ruined the toponymic commission of St. Petersburg Photo: "New Gazeta" “The decision is made by the governor. We trust the opinion of the people's chosen one? If someone-no, can leave. There is nothing wrong with that. No one will persuade anyone. We will find new members of the commission, ”said Vladimir Kirillov, vice-governor of St. Petersburg, learning that four members of the city toponymic commission left her on June 28.

The Prosecutor General's Office approved the indictment in the case of the murder of Boris Nemtsov and sent the materials to the court, the process will take place in the Moscow District Military Court, according to the agency's website. The defendants in the case are Zaur Dadaev, Shadid and Anzor Gubashev, Temirlan Eskerkhanov and Khamzat Bakhaev. They are accused of murder for hire and illegal acquisition and possession of firearms.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree extending counter-sanctions until December 31, 2017. The document is published on the official portal of legal information. In early June, were excluded products for baby food from the sanctions list. The government instructed the Ministry of Agriculture to develop a procedure for confirming that products intended exclusively for the production of baby food are imported into Russia.

The press secretary of the National Anti-Drug Union (NAU), Polina Shershneva, completely refuted the information from the article “The FSB revealed violence in the center of the Zheleznyak Anti-Drug Union.” The corresponding letter was sent to the editorial office of Novaya Gazeta.

A "business lunch" between French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault and Russian Minister Sergei Lavrov ended in Paris. After lunch, the ministers gave a press conference.